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Summary & Participants

Since its invention, the internal penile pump has helped over 250,000 men suffering from erectile dysfunction. Choosing this option is a major decision and many are concerned about its long-term effects. Join our panel of doctors, patients and a partner as they share their post-operation experiences with the penile pump.

Medically Reviewed On: June 27, 2008

Webcast Transcript

DAVID R. MARKS, MD: Hi, and welcome to our webcast. I'm Dr. David Marks. Since it was invented, the internal penile pump has helped more than 250,000 men suffering from erectile dysfunction. Choosing this option is a major decision, and men want to know how it's going to affect their daily lives, how it's going to affect their sex life in the long term. They have lots of questions about long-term satisfaction with this device.

We're going to talk about that today, and we're lucky to have a number of guests who know a lot about it. First is Dr. François Eid. He is a urologist in private practice and the Director of Advanced Urological Care in Manhattan. Thanks for being here.

J. FRANÇOIS EID, MD: Thank you, David.

DAVID R. MARKS, MD: We're also very fortunate to have two patients who we last saw 18 months ago. They had the procedure done just prior to coming on the webcast at that time, so we're going to kind of see what it's like 18 months after the procedure. They are off camera, and their names are John and Jim. Thank you for being here. We also have John's partner, so we're going to see from the partner's perspective the long-term satisfaction with the device.

So, François, tell us, this is a very successful procedure, isn't it?

J. FRANÇOIS EID, MD: Yes.

DAVID R. MARKS, MD: What are the success rates?

J. FRANÇOIS EID, MD: Very high. Above 90% of patients who get one of these are very satisfied, and we can pretty much guarantee that every device will work.

DAVID R. MARKS, MD: Now, when you say "satisfied," what do you mean by that?

J. FRANÇOIS EID, MD: They're able to have sex whenever they want to have sex, that they're able to reach orgasm, that they can satisfy their partner, that essentially they feel normal.

DAVID R. MARKS, MD: Let's hear from the patients now. John, how satisfied have you been? Are you happy?

JOHN: Absolutely. In fact, I don't even think about it, because it's so natural. Yes, it's not only happy, but it's extremely natural. Feelings are normal.

DAVID R. MARKS, MD: So sex is normal now? It's the same now as it was prior to the procedure 18, 19 months ago?

JOHN: Absolutely. I think it's probably enhanced a bit. But that's not the reason for the pump, but it does enhance it, because after you have your orgasm, quite honestly, you don't have the loss of the erection.

DAVID R. MARKS, MD: The refractory period.

JOHN: So what you can do is you can control that.

DAVID R. MARKS, MD: Your partner is laughing now. Is your satisfaction as high as John's?

JOHN'S PARTNER: That's every guy's dream, I think. It's very natural, very normal. I find no difference, really, with it at all once you're used to it, and it's not even a matter of getting used to it. I'd say it's wonderful. It's worked really well.

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